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<td style="padding: 3px 30px;">[[#Collection and Use of Info|Use of info]]</td>
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==[[File:WMF_open_door.png|30px|sub]] Introduction==
 
This is the '''official Privacy Policy''' of the [[Main Page|Quake Wiki]] at quakewiki.org, a volunteer-based, community-driven Project. This policy describes how quakewiki.org collects, uses, and shares information we receive from you through your use of the Project Site. It is essential to understand that, by using the Project Site, you consent to the collection, transfer, processing, storage, disclosure, and use of your information as described in this Privacy Policy. That means that reading this Policy carefully is important.
 
This is the '''official Privacy Policy''' of the [[Main Page|Quake Wiki]] at quakewiki.org, a volunteer-based, community-driven Project. This policy describes how quakewiki.org collects, uses, and shares information we receive from you through your use of the Project Site. It is essential to understand that, by using the Project Site, you consent to the collection, transfer, processing, storage, disclosure, and use of your information as described in this Privacy Policy. That means that reading this Policy carefully is important.
 
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====Definitions====
 
====Definitions====
  
 
Because everyone should be able to easily understand how and why their information is collected and used, we use common language instead of more formal terms throughout this Policy. To help ensure your understanding of some particular key terms, here is a table of translations:  
 
Because everyone should be able to easily understand how and why their information is collected and used, we use common language instead of more formal terms throughout this Policy. To help ensure your understanding of some particular key terms, here is a table of translations:  
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| "Project Site" / "our services" || The quakewiki.org website and services (regardless of language), as well as mobile applications, [[wikimedia:Privacy_policy/Glossary_of_key_terms#API|APIs]], emails, and notifications.
 
| "Project Site" / "our services" || The quakewiki.org website and services (regardless of language), as well as mobile applications, [[wikimedia:Privacy_policy/Glossary_of_key_terms#API|APIs]], emails, and notifications.
 
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| "Project Staff" / "staff" || Individuals with direct access to the Project's [[mediawikiwiki:Manual:Installing MediaWiki#Create a database|database server]] and network transactions. This is not a legal term, nor is it defined by user account permissions within the wiki software ([[mediawikiwiki:Manual:What is MediaWiki?|MediaWiki]]). It is comprised solely of persons who have volunteered for the increased responsibility and, in the judgment of existing staff, possess the necessary information technology skills as well as the trust of the user community.
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| "Project Staff" / "staff" || Individuals with direct access to the Project's [[mw:Manual:Installing MediaWiki#Create a database|database server]] and network transactions. This is not a legal term, nor is it defined by user account permissions within the wiki software ([[mw:Manual:What is MediaWiki?|MediaWiki]]). It is comprised solely of persons who have volunteered for the increased responsibility and, in the judgment of existing staff, possess the necessary information technology skills as well as the trust of the user community.
 
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| "you" / "your" / "me" || You, regardless of whether you are an individual, group, or organization, and regardless of whether you are using the Project Site or our services on behalf of yourself or someone else.
 
| "you" / "your" / "me" || You, regardless of whether you are an individual, group, or organization, and regardless of whether you are using the Project Site or our services on behalf of yourself or someone else.
 
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| "this Policy" / "this Privacy Policy" || This document, entitled "Quake Wiki:Privacy policy".
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| "this Policy" / "this Privacy Policy" || This document, entitled "Doom Wiki:Privacy policy".
 
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| "contributions" || Content you add or changes you make to the Project Site.
 
| "contributions" || Content you add or changes you make to the Project Site.
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* '''Local configuration of your device''': Because of the way Internet connectivity works, your use of the Project Site is assumed to store certain data on your device, such as {{wp|Web cache#Forward position system (recipient or client side)|caching}} by the browser application, or automated tracking functionality within the operating system of a mobile device. Except as noted below under [[#Hidden information|"Hidden information"]], the Project has no access to or control over these transactions, and neither Project Staff nor the quakewiki.org community can provide general technical support to you. You are responsible for the overall security and configuration of any device you use to access the Project Site.
 
* '''Local configuration of your device''': Because of the way Internet connectivity works, your use of the Project Site is assumed to store certain data on your device, such as {{wp|Web cache#Forward position system (recipient or client side)|caching}} by the browser application, or automated tracking functionality within the operating system of a mobile device. Except as noted below under [[#Hidden information|"Hidden information"]], the Project has no access to or control over these transactions, and neither Project Staff nor the quakewiki.org community can provide general technical support to you. You are responsible for the overall security and configuration of any device you use to access the Project Site.
  
==Collection and Use of Info==
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==[[File:WMF_chart.png|30px|sub]] Collection and Use of Info==
 
===Types of Information We Receive From You and How We Get It===
 
===Types of Information We Receive From You and How We Get It===
 
====Publicly Visible Information====
 
====Publicly Visible Information====
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Registered users select a password, which is confidential and used to verify the integrity of their account.  Although the Quake Wiki supports {{wp|Transport Layer Security|secure HTTP transactions}}, it is also recommended that each user choose a password unique to their quakewiki.org account, and change it regularly.
 
Registered users select a password, which is confidential and used to verify the integrity of their account.  Although the Quake Wiki supports {{wp|Transport Layer Security|secure HTTP transactions}}, it is also recommended that each user choose a password unique to their quakewiki.org account, and change it regularly.
  
Edits or other contributions to this project, on articles and non-article pages, are generally retained forever.  Erasing text from a page does not permanently delete it.  Normally, anyone can look at a previous version of an article and see what was there.  Even if an article or an individual contribution is [[mediawikiwiki:Manual:Administrators#Deletion|"deleted"]], a user entrusted with [[Special:ListGroupRights|increased access]] may still see what was removed from public view.  Information can be permanently deleted only by the Project Staff. Aside from the rare circumstance when the Project is required to remove editing-history material in response to a {{wp|court order}} or equivalent legal process (including valid requests made under the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation), there is no expectation of any permanent deletion occurring.
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Edits or other contributions to this project, on articles and non-article pages, are generally retained forever.  Erasing text from a page does not permanently delete it.  Normally, anyone can look at a previous version of an article and see what was there.  Even if an article or an individual contribution is [[mw:Manual:Administrators#Deletion|"deleted"]], a user entrusted with [[Help:User groups|increased access]] may still see what was removed from public view.  Information can be permanently deleted only by the Project Staff. Aside from the rare circumstance when the Project is required to remove editing-history material in response to a {{wp|court order}} or equivalent legal process (including valid requests made under the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation), there is no expectation of any permanent deletion occurring.
  
 
Data on user contributions, such as the times at which users edited and the number of edits they have made, are publicly available via user contributions lists, and in aggregated forms such as [[Special:Statistics]].  It is conceivable that other users may independently collect and aggregate site revisions.
 
Data on user contributions, such as the times at which users edited and the number of edits they have made, are publicly available via user contributions lists, and in aggregated forms such as [[Special:Statistics]].  It is conceivable that other users may independently collect and aggregate site revisions.
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* Server log data may be examined by the Project Staff in the course of solving technical problems, such as tracking down ill-behaved {{wp|Web crawler|web spiders}} or {{wp|spambot}}s that overtax the site.
 
* Server log data may be examined by the Project Staff in the course of solving technical problems, such as tracking down ill-behaved {{wp|Web crawler|web spiders}} or {{wp|spambot}}s that overtax the site.
* Large-scale vandalism or spamming may be addressed by [[mediawikiwiki:Help:Range blocks|range blocking]] of registered accounts, which requires temporarily associating usernames with IP addresses.  This information is not made public, and only the resultant IP range is recorded in the [[Quake Wiki:Policies and guidelines#Banning|block log]].
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* Large-scale vandalism or spamming may be addressed by [[mw:Help:Range blocks|range blocking]] of registered accounts, which requires temporarily associating usernames with IP addresses.  This information is not made public, and only the resultant IP range is recorded in the [[Quake Wiki:Policies and guidelines#Banning|block log]].
 
* If a technical issue is sufficiently severe as to endanger the existence of the Project, the staff may choose to consult an external vendor. This third party, in the course of their professional activity, would require access to server log data and related information.
 
* If a technical issue is sufficiently severe as to endanger the existence of the Project, the staff may choose to consult an external vendor. This third party, in the course of their professional activity, would require access to server log data and related information.
  
 
'''It is the policy of the quakewiki.org Project to avoid distributing any personally identifying information outside this trusted group of users for any reason.'''  Exceptions to this are outlined in the [[#Sharing|Sharing]] section below.
 
'''It is the policy of the quakewiki.org Project to avoid distributing any personally identifying information outside this trusted group of users for any reason.'''  Exceptions to this are outlined in the [[#Sharing|Sharing]] section below.
  
==Sharing==
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==[[File:WMF_share.png|30px|sub]] Sharing==
 
===When May We Share Your Information?===
 
===When May We Share Your Information?===
 
====With Your Permission====
 
====With Your Permission====
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We hope that this situation never arises, but we may disclose your Personal Information if we believe that it is reasonably necessary to prevent imminent and serious bodily harm or death to one or more specified or unspecified persons. We may also disclose your Personal Information if we reasonably believe it necessary to detect, prevent, or otherwise assess and address potential spam, malware, fraud, abuse, unlawful activity, and security or technical concerns.
 
We hope that this situation never arises, but we may disclose your Personal Information if we believe that it is reasonably necessary to prevent imminent and serious bodily harm or death to one or more specified or unspecified persons. We may also disclose your Personal Information if we reasonably believe it necessary to detect, prevent, or otherwise assess and address potential spam, malware, fraud, abuse, unlawful activity, and security or technical concerns.
  
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====Third-party Content On-Site====
====Third-party Content On-Site====
 
 
In order to make it possible for this site to operate efficiently and on-budget, and to provide access to external rich media sources, accesses may be made to third-party servers as a result of utilizing the site. Information transmitted to these third-party sites is limited to the minimum possible and is anonymized to the greatest extent possible. Currently the only third-party sites to which information may be transmitted, depending on your configuration, include the following:
 
In order to make it possible for this site to operate efficiently and on-budget, and to provide access to external rich media sources, accesses may be made to third-party servers as a result of utilizing the site. Information transmitted to these third-party sites is limited to the minimum possible and is anonymized to the greatest extent possible. Currently the only third-party sites to which information may be transmitted, depending on your configuration, include the following:
 
* '''TODO: any?'''
 
* '''TODO: any?'''
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====Because You Made It Public====
 
====Because You Made It Public====
 
Any information you post publicly on the quakewiki.org Project Site is just that – public. For example, if you put your mailing address on your talk page, that is public, and not protected by this Policy. And if you edit without registering or logging into your account, your IP address will be seen publicly. Please think carefully about your desired level of anonymity before you disclose Personal Information on your user page or elsewhere.
 
Any information you post publicly on the quakewiki.org Project Site is just that – public. For example, if you put your mailing address on your talk page, that is public, and not protected by this Policy. And if you edit without registering or logging into your account, your IP address will be seen publicly. Please think carefully about your desired level of anonymity before you disclose Personal Information on your user page or elsewhere.
  
==Protection==
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==[[File:WMF_safe.png|30px|sub]] Protection==
 
===How Do We Protect Your Data?===
 
===How Do We Protect Your Data?===
 
We strive to protect your information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. We use a variety of physical and technical measures, policies, and procedures (such as access control procedures, {{wp|Firewall (computing)|network firewalls}}, and physical security) designed to protect our systems and your Personal Information. Unfortunately, there is no such thing as completely secure data transmission or storage, so we cannot guarantee that our security will not be breached (by technical measures or through violation of our policies and procedures).
 
We strive to protect your information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. We use a variety of physical and technical measures, policies, and procedures (such as access control procedures, {{wp|Firewall (computing)|network firewalls}}, and physical security) designed to protect our systems and your Personal Information. Unfortunately, there is no such thing as completely secure data transmission or storage, so we cannot guarantee that our security will not be breached (by technical measures or through violation of our policies and procedures).
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Please remember that certain information, such as your IP address (if you edit while not logged in) and any public contributions to the Project Site, is archived and displayed indefinitely by design; the transparency of the project's contribution and revision histories is critical to its efficacy and trustworthiness.
 
Please remember that certain information, such as your IP address (if you edit while not logged in) and any public contributions to the Project Site, is archived and displayed indefinitely by design; the transparency of the project's contribution and revision histories is critical to its efficacy and trustworthiness.
  
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==[[File:WMF_sign.png|30px|sub]] Important info==
 
'''For the protection of the quakewiki.org Project and other users, if you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, you may not use the quakewiki.org Project Site.'''
 
'''For the protection of the quakewiki.org Project and other users, if you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, you may not use the quakewiki.org Project Site.'''
  
 
===Where and What is the quakewiki.org Project?===
 
===Where and What is the quakewiki.org Project?===
The quakewiki.org Project is a volunteer organization based in Hamburg, Germany, with servers and data centers located in Falkenstein/Vogtland, Germany. If you decide to use the Project Site, whether from inside or outside of Germany, you understand that your Personal Information will be collected, transferred, stored, processed, disclosed and otherwise used in Germany as described in this Privacy Policy. You also understand that your information may be transferred by us from Germany to other countries, which may have different or less stringent data protection laws than your country, in connection with providing services to you.
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The quakewiki.org Project is a volunteer organization based in '''TODO: Location''', with servers and data centers located in the U.S. If you decide to use the Project Site, whether from inside or outside of the U.S., you understand that your Personal Information will be collected, transferred, stored, processed, disclosed and otherwise used in the U.S. as described in this Privacy Policy. You also understand that your information may be transferred by us from the U.S. to other countries, which may have different or less stringent data protection laws than your country, in connection with providing services to you.
  
 
===Our Response to Do Not Track (DNT) signals===
 
===Our Response to Do Not Track (DNT) signals===
We are strongly committed to not sharing nonpublic information and Personal Information with third parties. In particular, we do not allow tracking by third-party websites you have not visited (including advertising networks and social platforms), nor do we share your Personal Information with any third parties for marketing purposes. Under this Policy, we may share your information only under particular situations, which you can learn more about in the [[#When May We Share Your Information|“When May We Share Your Information”]] <!--and [[#Third-party Content On-Site|“Third-party Content On-Site”]] sections--> section of this Privacy Policy.
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We are strongly committed to not sharing nonpublic information and Personal Information with third parties. In particular, we do not allow tracking by third-party websites you have not visited (including advertising networks and social platforms), nor do we share your Personal Information with any third parties for marketing purposes. Under this Policy, we may share your information only under particular situations, which you can learn more about in the [[#When May We Share Your Information|“When May We Share Your Information”]] and [[#Third-party Content On-Site|“Third-party Content On-Site”]] sections of this Privacy Policy.
  
 
Because we protect all users in this manner, we do not change our behavior in response to a web browser's [[wikimedia:Privacy_policy/Glossary_of_key_terms#Do Not Track|"do not track" signal]].
 
Because we protect all users in this manner, we do not change our behavior in response to a web browser's [[wikimedia:Privacy_policy/Glossary_of_key_terms#Do Not Track|"do not track" signal]].
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Although the quakewiki.org Project Staff puts forth a committed effort to safeguard the security of the limited user information collected and retained on its servers, determined third parties may still develop data-mining and other methods to uncover such information and disclose it.  For this reason, the quakewiki.org Project can make no guarantee against unauthorized access to information provided in the course of participating in this project.
 
Although the quakewiki.org Project Staff puts forth a committed effort to safeguard the security of the limited user information collected and retained on its servers, determined third parties may still develop data-mining and other methods to uncover such information and disclose it.  For this reason, the quakewiki.org Project can make no guarantee against unauthorized access to information provided in the course of participating in this project.
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This Project does not maintain individual contracts with the third parties to whom personal information may be explicitly transmitted (listed above under [[#Third-party Content On-Site|"Third-party Content On-Site"]]). Further, as an all-volunteer organization, we lack the resources to conduct formal legal reviews of policy documents published by said third parties. Therefore, the Project can make no guarantee against unintended harm caused by a third party's policy-compliant uses of the data we share, nor against policy breaches by individuals with access, authorized or unauthorized, to the data held by third parties on our behalf. -->
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This Project does not maintain individual contracts with the third parties to whom personal information may be explicitly transmitted (listed above under [[#Third-party Content On-Site|"Third-party Content On-Site"]]). Further, as an all-volunteer organization, we lack the resources to conduct formal legal reviews of policy documents published by said third parties. Therefore, the Project can make no guarantee against unintended harm caused by a third party's policy-compliant uses of the data we share, nor against policy breaches by individuals with access, authorized or unauthorized, to the data held by third parties on our behalf.
  
 
===Contact Us===
 
===Contact Us===
If you have questions or suggestions about this Privacy Policy, or the information collected under this Privacy Policy, please email our designated Data Protection Officer at <code>quakewiki-dpo@quaddicted.com</code>. This is the recommended method for requesting direct intervention by the Project Staff, including but not limited to requests for portable extracts or data erasure under the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation.
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If you have questions or suggestions about this Privacy Policy, or the information collected under this Privacy Policy, please email our designated Data Protection Officer at '''TODO: email address needed'''. This is the recommended method for requesting direct intervention by the Project Staff, including but not limited to requests for portable extracts or data erasure under the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation.
  
You may alternatively discuss this Policy by editing the page [[Quake Wiki:Community portal]], where the quakewiki.org community may be able to answer your question more quickly. Be aware however that this is a public noticeboard; use extreme caution when referring to specific situations where there is a risk of disclosing personal information, or calling further attention to information already disclosed.
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You may alternatively discuss this Policy by editing the page '''TODO: main discussion page?''', where the quakewiki.org community may be able to answer your question more quickly. Be aware however that this is a public noticeboard; use extreme caution when referring to specific situations where there is a risk of disclosing personal information, or calling further attention to information already disclosed.
  
 
Depending on your jurisdiction, you also may have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority competent for your country or region.
 
Depending on your jurisdiction, you also may have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority competent for your country or region.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
* ''This page incorporates text from the DoomWiki.org [https://doomwiki.org/wiki/Doom_Wiki:Privacy_policy Privacy policy]
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* ''This page incorporates text from the document [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Privacy_policy Privacy policy] (revision 2825192) at the [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meta:About Wikimedia Meta-Wiki]].''
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* ''This page incorporates text from the document [[m:Privacy policy|Privacy policy]] (revision 2825192) at the [[m:Meta:About|Wikimedia Meta-Wiki]].''
 
* ''This page incorporates text from the global [[wikimedia:Privacy policy|Privacy Policy]] of the {{wp|Wikimedia Foundation}} (revision 115767).''
 
* ''This page incorporates text from the global [[wikimedia:Privacy policy|Privacy Policy]] of the {{wp|Wikimedia Foundation}} (revision 115767).''
 
* ''This page incorporates text from the document {{wp|Wikipedia:Administrators}} (revision 473687496) at {{wp|Wikipedia:About|Wikipedia}}.''
 
* ''This page incorporates text from the document {{wp|Wikipedia:Administrators}} (revision 473687496) at {{wp|Wikipedia:About|Wikipedia}}.''
* [https://www.doomworld.com/vb/thread/90861 "Encryption for the wiki"] thread at the Doomworld forums.
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* {{dwforums|90861|"Encryption for the wiki"}}, thread at the [[Doomworld forums]]
 
 
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